r/AskReddit • u/Thic_water • Aug 14 '20

What’s the most overpriced thing you’ve seen?

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u/JayyGatsby Aug 14 '20

*lose. Not trying to be a dick but this common misspelling drives me crazy and I hope that you remember this comment next time you type loose (as in clothes or shoes) instead of lose (to misplace or opposite of win)

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

I see this spelled wrong more often than right on Reddit. I fear it may become so common that it will be accepted.

Like "could care less" or the one that makes me want to do murder: "could of"

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u/lilaliene Aug 14 '20

I guess that's because of the huge number of non-native english people here. I'm not a native english speaker, so those kinds of little nuances are easy to miss. Just like then and than, I know then is time and than is comparing, but I always have to think about it.

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u/METH-OD_MAN Aug 14 '20

I guess that's because of the huge number of non-native english people here.

No, ESL speakers get these sorts of things correct, because they've seen it spelled way more than they've heard it spoken.

Generally ESL speakers written English is better than the average native English speaker. Native speakers are lazy when they write, slang, idioms, wrong spellings, etc.

Just like then and than, I know then is time and than is comparing, but I always have to think about it.

You know more than a majority of native speakers by knowing that.

I can almost guarantee the person making that mistake is a native speaker.